Manufacturer's Product Description

Technogel is the world leading Gel producer. Today, 'Technogel' is also the registered trade name of a special Gel, Technogel® and that of a producer. Technogel® is produced using an exclusive formula (no plastiziers used), patented by Bayer MaterialScience AG, which Technogel uses as an exclusive licensee worldwide.

The main feature that makes Technogel® superior to any other product on the market today is its shape memory. Thanks to this quality when Technogel® is pressed by the body it moulds itself to each individual's shape by deforming along all three axes: "up-down", "right-left" and frontward and backward. Normal padding materials tend on the other hand to deform only in the "up-down" direction, causing a considerable accumulation of pressure in the direct contact zones. Technogel® therefore offers and guarantees optimum pressure distribution over time. The advantages of balances pressure distribution the body exerts on contact parts are:

better blood circulation

the ability to maintain a correct posture without "settling" and searching for unnatural positions to alleviate the discomfort deriving from pressure concentration.

Chemically and industrially, Technogel® is a polyurethane material head and shoulders above the others on the market, because of the following characteristics:

it is totally free from plastizing agents and other volatile agents. This means that its components cannot split free (they do not migrate), causing substance desegregation;

it does not harden of age and keeps its elastic-mechanical properties for a considerable time. Laboratory testshave demonstrated that it is able to withstand more than 300,000 pressure cycles without deformation, against the 6,000 of normal gels.

It's polyurethane base is completely non-toxic. The polyurethane is used to make the plastic bags to contain hospital blood and Technogel® is used in prostheses in direct contact with injured parts.

It can be injected like a foam inside moulds with large - even if not absolute - degress of liberty in the shapes.

It does not expand and remains compact.

Products made with Technogel® have material technical characteristics offering three performance features:

Long-life and stability without plastic deformation even in extreme use conditions.

Maximum pressure distribution capacity and excellent weight distribution, confirmed by strict laboratory tests. If we take just seats, a comparative test between a foam and gel cushion and one just of foam, demonstrates that there is a maximum pressure reduction by around 60% with the former after one hour. The superiority of Technogel® is better expressed in prolonged use times. Its chemical formulation, free from plastizing agents produces less "elastic" material, that does not "bounce" the user's body.